Is Head Bobbing Normal?

[lil kim]

Hi All,

I have a chicken with some head behavior that's freaking me and my boyfriend out. She looks straight up until her head is perpendicular to the ground, lowers neck to the ground, closes her eyes, and kind of bobs around for a minute or two. I took some pictures that might help me explain:








I took these next to the waterer, but it doesn't happen exclusively after she drinks. Any ideas? She's at the bottom of the pecking order and gets picked on by all the others, so I'm extra protective and want to make sure I'm not ignoring anything serious.

Thank you very much!
Patricia

 

[JohnHenry]

Maybe a nutritional inbalance? Id try to give her some extra vitamins in her water. I had a month old chick that had very starnge head bobbing (crooked neck or wry neck) and was recommended to put her down but I got some vitamins and hand feed her for a couple weeks and she is now fine 4 months later. Maybe the other hens are keeping her from food/water.

 

[lil kim]

Thanks John! I'll try all that and see if it helps any.